Government waited six months to issue Thalidomide warning

New information has come to light revealing that the government failed to issue a public warning on the dangers of thalidamide in the 1960s, which may have led to up to 9 Irish babies being adversely affected by it.

An investigation by RTE's Prime Time has found the government failed to issue a public warning until June 1962 - more than six months after the drug was withdrawn because of concerns that it caused deformities in babies.